DIY Solar Power Station | Easy for beginner | 1200 Watts, REDODO 200AH + LIFEPO4

Doing something a little different than camping this time, but I think you folks could modify this build to suite your camping or RV or emergency preparedness needs! With 2560 watt hours of juice in this tank, I could literally keep my fridge running for days on end, or power lights, charge phones, run fans, etc....

This build was fun, and as a complete beginner in this field, it was actually fairly easy. If you have any questions or recommendations (which i'm sure there will be ;)) let me know!

I have posted some Amazon affiliate links below if you are interested in any of the products I used on this build, and remember, coming up, I have a smaller power station I will be building that will not be quite as big, so stay tuned!

Redodo Website

3% DISCOUNT CODE: Brian

Amazon affiliate link for REDODO 200ah PLUS

IWISS Crimping and Cable Cutter

QWORK Battery Monitor

2 AWG Battery Cables

Victron 77/15 Smart MPPT Solar Charge Controller

30a in-line fuse

Ampeak 1200 watt PURE SINE Inverter

2awg 5/16 copper lugs

8awg 5/16 copper lugs

Bus bars

200a in-line fuse

Solar Cable Pigtails

Elecaenta 120 watt solar panel

[ARF.Racing]

only thing I would add to your setup would be a disconnect switch between the battery and the components, this way you can isolate the battery from any parasitic drain when not in use and stored away in the garage. An easy add to your simple portable power station. Nice job. 👍

[norbiesison]

The brilliant design of the cabinet on wheels makes it easy to transfer locations at will. Wunderbar!

[widearchshark]

When a video starts with "I hope I don't blow myself up", you have to keep watching!🤣

Great video. Thank you 👍

[denisestarr]

Thats how i started .
Liveing on my land in a RV.
One panel, and a batterie.
And a 12v pickup truck enverter.
Learned alot .
Have not killed myself yet .
My system has grown, as i have .
5 years offgrid now .
Just finishing up on my new cabin.

[ericklein]

I don't think you missed a single thing on this build. You pretty much nailed it, this would be a glampers savior as it has the ability to run almost anything but A/C or large appliances.

[jaslady]

Thank you for making a DIY less scary, and definitely doable! That foldable solar panel is super cool! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[BobSmith-whhz]

Great job! Depending on what you have in your freezer, one extended power outage could be very costly to lose. Your DIY power station will easily pay for itself after a couple of uses. 👍👍

[kimmer]

Excellent job, Brian! Love the homebuilt unit.

[Steve-Goff]

That’s a well thought out setup. I’ve watched dozens of videos from Will Prowse. Have even emailed him questions and he graciously responded.

[dhan]

Awesome build! Nice and neat. I appreciate your attention to detail.

[sclm]

Good job. Look forward to seeing your new improved version too come.

[jakeliujakeliu]

You become my favorite DIY battery builder on YouTube! Please make more in future, you make it looks easy and useful!

[OGTexasBred]

Wow. Your garage/shop is so clean and organized. Love it.

[free_thinker]

I'm learning so much on different ways to build/construct things from your videos. Keep up the good work.

[lennieadi]

Love it thanks. I've saved as a favourite. I'll try to build this for my dad. I'm in my 50's and dad in his 80's and I recently stayed at his rural house in jamaica and a storm took out the power via a tree limb that snapped an overhead power line. I had to go a week with no fridge and used torchlight at nights. Horrible experience. I'll try to build this as a non tech person next year. Thanks again and keep up the good work. 👊🏾🇬🇧

[theoldhobbit]

Great video, thank you for sharing. I am just about to pull the trigger with Renogy to purchase a 400w solar system with a 200amp Lithium battery feeding a 2000w inverter. Your system clearly shows how easy it is to set up and have a system for power Great work, thank you.

[goblin]

Jeez that's big! My 200ah 24v batteries are the same size.

[themercurialmoxie]

Nice build. I really like the portability.

[LarrySmith]

Nice unit. Decent of you to give props to Will Prowse, he's the reason I've developed an interest.

[leanledger]

Finally - a great job explaining the wiring. You filled in some missing gaps for me. Thank you.